Las Vegas is our destination for the Architecture City Guide series this week. Some of the most famous hotels and casinos grace the streets of Las Vegas, we’ve included those and much more. We want to hear from you, so take a minute to add your favorite can’t miss buildings in Las Vegas in our comment section below.
The Architecture City Guide: Las Vegas list and corresponding map after the break!
- Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health / Frank Gehry
- ARIA Resort & Casino /Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
- Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas / Kohn Pedersen Fox
- Crystals Retail and Entertainment District / Studio Daniel Libeskind and Rockwell Group
- Vdara Hotel & Spa / RV Architecture
- Veer Towers / Murphy Jahn
- Harmon Hotel / Foster + Partners
- Greenspun Hall, UNLV / Robert A.M. Stern Architects
- Las Vegas Library and Lied Discovery Museum / Antoine Predock
- Hoover Dam / Gordon B. Kaufmann
- Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort Visitor’s Center / assemblageSTUDIO
- La Concha Motel shell (at the Neon Museum) / Paul R. Williams
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Don’t forget the Springs Preserve!
1. La Concha Motel does not exist any more. The shell structure is moved to the neon boneyard which will serve as an entrance lobby in future.
2. Fremont experience is not listed
3. Clark County Library by Michael Graves and
4. The Neon Museum/Boneyard
The entire neighborhood just east of the strip, called Paradise Palms. It is filled with 600 mid- century modern homes, most of which were built by Palmer & Krisel.
I know its kitsch, but you have to add Luxor to this list. It is a symbol for the strip and Vegas architecture. The strip is about pushing the limits, even if it is clad in weird styles.